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Battle of the Genres



Which genre do you prefer?

Historical Fiction
5
2%
Horror
17
5%
Fantasy
130
40%
Mystery / Suspense
25
8%
Non-Fiction
7
2%
Other
19
6%
Realistic Fiction
51
16%
Romantic
34
10%
Sci-Fi
37
11%
 
Total votes : 325


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Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:18 pm
Nate says...



After you've voted for your favorite genre, what's your favorite book from your favorite genre?
  





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Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:48 pm
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Alvarin says...



Hmm.. My favorite book(s). That's a difficult one xD I guess I'll have to say either Harry Potter, Gone or The Picture of Dorian Gray. I like fantasy, but fantasy combined with horror is definitely the best genre ^^
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Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:52 pm
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LadySpark says...



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Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:08 pm
Soulkana says...



The Series by David Eddings called Belgariad
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Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:09 pm
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Shady says...



Ooh, that's a hard one.

Either "The Hobbit"~ J.R.R. Tolkien or The Ranger's Apprentice Series.

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Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:56 pm
LemonyIce says...



Fantasy! But I have quite a few favourites. Harry Potter's definitely one of them, and another is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Also The Magician's Elephant and The Tale of Desperaux, both by Kate DiCammilo. I'm not entirely sure if those two come under fantasy, though.
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Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:45 pm
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Paracosm says...



Ooooh! I liked The Fifth Vial, but The Bourne Identity is a close second.
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Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:47 pm
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DukeofWonderland says...



Harry Potter!!
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Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:03 pm
Tigersprite says...



I voted Other, by which I meant speculative fiction (I don't think it falls neatly under fantasy). My favourite book in that genre would likely be Ben Okri's The Famished Road, or possibly Murakami's Kafka On the Shore.

EDIT: I love how many times Harry Potter's turned up already on the first page. ;)
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Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:25 pm
misstoria says...



Romantic. I love Jane Eyre.
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Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:48 pm
elysian says...



I wish I could vote for both Romance and Action/Adventure. I like to mix the two.
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Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:17 pm
Zyphlid says...



I am not sure what my favorite sci-fi book is because I haven't been able to get my hands on a lot of them. Most of my inspiration comes from movies, games, and TV shows.

"Tears in the Rain" was pretty interesting, though there some obvious flaws in it that keep my aware in my own writing.
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Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:06 pm
AlfredSymon says...



I don't fully focus on reading one genre of works; instead I stick with a cycle. I read this genre, then another different one etc. etc. until I come back with the first genre I started with. I think it's my way of learning; different genres every now and then help me learn technique and genre-mixing.

Although, I think the best, not actually favorite, type of fiction is, for me, realistic. Books from Paulo Coelho and Mitch Albom line my realistic fiction collection :)
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wordsandwishes says...



The Divergent, Matched, and Hungergames Trilogies.
  





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Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:01 pm
NoirLumiere says...



Romance wins it. "Love conquers all!"

Romeo and Juliet. There are several others, but I can't remember them.
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